Obituaries

Larry Harlan Classon, the son of  and Ida (Theeler) Classon, was born April 7, 1949 in Blue Earth, MN.  His childhood years were spent in Blue Earth, MN until the age of 13, when he joined the circus.  He later joined the Army, where he served during VietNam from 1967 until his…

     Sally was born on the family farm in O’Brien County, Iowa, to Floyd and Alma (Dorr) McQueen, on August 1,1929. She was baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus. Sally was later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in Primghar. She received her education at Archer…

Jerry Roger Coffman, the son of Jack and Florence (Mansmith) Ogle, was born November 20, 1935 in Carroll, IA.  He was raised in Arnolds Park, IA, where he attended school. Following his schooling, Roger enlisted with the United States Navy and served until his Honorable…

     Wayne Vern Paulsen, the son of Harry and Millie (Stricker) Paulsen, was born on May 7, 1932, in Hartley, IA. He grew up on a farm in Hartley and received his early education attending country school thru the 8^th grade, and then graduating from Hartley High School in 1952.…

     James Lee Huston, the son of Millard and Winifred (Daugherty) Huston, was born July 2, 1954 in Spencer, Iowa.  He was baptized at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer.  Jim attended Riverton #4 Country School until it closed and then attended special classes…

     Phyllis Jean Bielfeldt, the daughter of James Hugh and Inez Pauline (Bakke) Fraser, was born November 28, 1924 in Greenville, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Greenville, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Greenville Consolidated Schools in…

Dorothy “Dottie” Marie McEntee, the daughter of Bernard Matthew and Margaret Corsini Murray Steffen, was born May 5, 1923, in the Kingsley area.  The family moved to the Spencer area at a young age.  She received her early education and graduated from Spencer High School in…

Louise Annette Wilson Gross, 93, passed away Saturday, February 8,  2020 at Longhouse Care Center in Spencer, Iowa.

Louise was born on a farm near Gilmore City on July 27, 1926 to Carl and Clara Wilson. Louise was a middle child and had an older brother, Leonard, and a younger sister, June.…

     Douglas Dean Duitsman, son of Donald Lewis and Doreen (Luehring) Duitsman, was born on October 22, 1956 in Spencer, Iowa. His early childhood years were spent in Ames, Iowa. His family moved back to Spencer, Iowa in 1966. He graduated from Spencer High School in 1974.

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   Timothy Ian Myers, son of the late Irvin Dwane (Red) Myers and Ruth Francis (Hanna) Myers was born on June 18, 1953, in Spencer, Iowa.  His early childhood years were spent on a farm southwest of Ruthven, Iowa, until his parents moved to Spencer, Iowa.  After moving to…

Helen Ruth (Ingram) Dillard, the daughter of Ray and Agatha (Hilsabeck) Ingram, was born August 3, 1925, in rural Dickens, Iowa. She began her childhood education in a small country school, Logan Center School, near her home. When the school was closed, she continued her education at the Dickens…

     Michael Duane Schomaker, the son of Delbert and Mabel (Miller) Schomaker was born June 15, 1949 in Spencer, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Spencer area, where he attended school and graduated from Spencer High School.

     Mike attended brick…

John Michael Unrau, the son of John Mervel and Sue Elizabeth Russell Unrau, was born July 27, 1939 in Des Moines, IA.  John received his education and graduated from Spencer High School in 1958.  He continued his education at Buena Vista College, University of Iowa and Mankato State with…

     Steven Robert DePauw, the son of Norbert and Rosemary (Augustine) DePauw, was born on July 28, 1958 in Slayton, MN. He was raised and received his early education there, graduating from Slayton High School. Following graduation, he entered into the…

     Alvin George Schnider, the son of Matt and Daisy (Nelson) Schnider, was born on November 23, 1934 in Lakefield, MN. He was raised and received his education in Everly, graduating in 1953.   Following high school, he entered into the US Army. He served active duty for…

     Frank Steven Sykora, the son of Albert and Katherine (Miller) Sykora was born May 7, 1947 in Iowa City, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Des Moines, IA area, where he attended school, and graduated from East Des Moines High School. He received his accounting degree…

Betty Louise Rhode, the daughter of Warden and Hazel (Smith) Patrick was born January 30, 1928, in Coon Rapids, Iowa.  She graduated from the Little Cedar High School.  She furthered her education at Iowa State University for one year and graduated from Iowa State Teachers College with a…

Virginia Ruth Heikens, the youngest daughter of John and Nora (Phipps) Miller, was born July 9, 1928 in Hartley, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent near Hartley, Iowa, where she received her education, graduating from Hartley High School as class Valedictorian, following graduation she…

     Esther Jalas, the daughter of Jay and Agnes (Kaiser) Duncan was born March 2, 1927 near Hartley, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sutherland, IA area, where she attended country school and graduated from Sutherland High School.

     Esther…

     Allan H. Stinson, 56 of Spencer passed away Saturday, January 4, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls SD, surrounded by family after a long courageous battle with COPD.

     Allan was born September 30^th, 1963 in Onawa, IA to Harvey and Doris…

     Ruth Lorraine Ness, the daughter of Joe and Minnie (Luze) Sweet, was born December 22, 1931 in Webb, Iowa.  Her childhood years were spent in Webb, where she received her education in Webb schools.

     Ruth married Alfred Ness on May 5,…

LaVonne B. Kruse (Vonnie), the daughter of John and Fannie (Dykstra) Bruns, was born August 29, 1925 in Sioux County, Iowa. She was a tag-along with 2 older sisters, Lois and Joan. 

Vonnie attended country school through the 8th grade and moved with her family to Peterson, Iowa, where she…